15 People Who Make Crazy Amounts Of Money By Playing Video Games

That might seem like a ton of money. But the video games are also a spectator sport, and a lot of people are making serious cash by playing in tournaments and getting lucrative sponsorships from computer parts makers.

14. Luo "Ferrari_430" Feichi - $441,943.83 from 40 tournaments

Luo "Ferrari_430" Feichi, also from China, was part of Invictus Gaming, which won the "Dota 2" championship in 2012. That's also the tournament that won him the most cash: $200,000. The team won $1 million for that tournament alone.

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13. Jang "Moon" Jae Ho - $443,118.85 from 87 tournaments

Jang "Moon" Jae Ho is one of the "WarCraft III" players featured in the documentary "Beyond the Game." He's also a "StarCraft II" player, and made $12,799.73 from two tournaments before he was even 18 years old.

10. Jang "MC" Min Chul - $477,780.20 from 90 tournaments

One of the top "StarCraft 2" players in the world, Korea's Jang Min Chul has made more than $450,000 by regularly placing in tournaments of all sizes since 2010. Just this year so far, he's made more than $50,000 in 10 tournaments.

1. Chen "Hao" Zhihao - $1,101,493.38 from 28 tournaments

Chen "Hao" Zhihao is the No. 1 highest earner, making more than $1 million just this year so far alone. He's also on team NewBee, which took home the grand prize from this year's "Dota 2" championship.